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ToryKate · April 2014

NellyBluth said:

longcat07 said:

NellyBluth said:

I don't understand why purposely pissing someone off when driving is funny. Cars aren't toys, people. They can and do kill.

maybe they shouldn't tailgate then.

Yes, but two wrongs don't make a right. I drive even more cautiously when someone is being a dillhole because the situation is already dangerous. It's dumb to purposely instigate.

I agree! I was driving on the 5 in San Diego, everyone goes 80+ in the left lanes. Well this ass hat was going maybe 65 in the far left lane. So I safely got into the lane to his right. I didn't even get back over in from of him because I didn't need to, there was no one in front of me in my lane. Well I did look over and that douche was FILMING ME WITH HIS CELL PHONE! The only thing I could think of was he was intentionally going slow to try to piss people off and filming their reactions, hoping for something viral video worthy. It was the same week of that lady filming the truck that was tailgating her and ended up crashing (this one). Don't be an asshole, slower traffic move right.

longcat07 · April 2014

DarcyHermione said:

DaBearsFansWife said:

Here's an OPINION for you. Nazi shouldn't be a word to describe people other than Nazis.
It's just a figure of speech.

Why? Why is it a figure of speech? I hate that people make light of something so serious as the Holocaust. I would never want to consider myself a Nazi in any way.

i agree with this, and i'm still guilty of using the term. trying to be better about but once in a while i don't catch myself when i say it.

brettanomyces · April 2014

MrsRexManing said:

Here's an OPINION for you. Nazi shouldn't be a word to describe people other than Nazis.

THANK YOU.

Know what is a figure of speech @DaBearsFansWife ? "Go fuck yourself".

Holocaust Remembrance is this Monday, by the way.

brettanomyces · April 2014

DaBearsFansWife said:

Here's an OPINION for you. Nazi shouldn't be a word to describe people other than Nazis.
It's just a figure of speech.

I'm gonna run this by the men at my synagogue that survived Auschwitz. I'll let you know what they say.

MrsMCBMar2014 · April 2014

cramcakes said:

WhoCanItBeNow said:

MrsMCBMar2014 said:

My FFFC: My brothers wife and I have a deal that we will be pregnant together and have due dates a month or so apart. I know that it could happen but her cycles are so wonky (she has told me) that it might not. Anyhow, I think she is pregnant now because her and my brother have changed some things that have thrown some clues that they are (they did the same when she was pregnant with my nephew) and I'm secretly hoping that this cycle will be our cycle. Ahh.

That is a really really stupid deal to make. What happens when you do and one of you miscarries?

Oh, I can introduce you to my sister and she can tell you how that goes. She lost a friend over it because her friend miscarried and my sister carried to term.

Thanks GM. I couldn't for the life of me figure how to say what you said without saying, "Well that was fucking dumb."

We know that it's a silly deal and she did suffer through a miscarriage just before my wedding day (like a month before). We have both said that 'deals are meant to be broken.' Obviously, if we both are pregnant around the same time, it'll be cool...but if not, oh friggin well.

MrsMCBMar2014 · April 2014

nina&bill said:

MrsMCBMar2014 said:

Christmas tree is still up. It's been so cold, it hasn't bothered me. Now that it's warming up, I think it's time to get it down.

Maybe this weekend.... I think June is the latest my family ever left the tree up. I'll try not to break the family record.
I secretly wish my tree was still up. I'd love to decorate it for Easter, 4th of July, etc. Sadly we had a real tree this past Christmas so it had to go by Jan 10th.

I have a mini 2 ft tree up with only Sleeping Beauty ornaments! Thus not really a Christmas tree! LOL

I love Sleeping Beauty. You're awesome.

DaBearsFansWife · April 2014

brettanomyces said:

MrsRexManing said:

Here's an OPINION for you. Nazi shouldn't be a word to describe people other than Nazis.

THANK YOU.

Know what is a figure of speech @DaBearsFansWife ? "Go fuck yourself".

Holocaust Remembrance is this Monday, by the way.

---------------Quote fail-----
I am by no means making light of the Holocaust. That's fucking stupid. Obviously I meant it as a figure of speech and while it was in poor taste there was no need to tell me go fuck myself.

YellowBag · April 2014

I never learned how to parallel park.

DaBearsFansWife · April 2014

MrsRexManing said:

DaBearsFansWife said:

brettanomyces said:

MrsRexManing said:

Here's an OPINION for you. Nazi shouldn't be a word to describe people other than Nazis.

THANK YOU.

Know what is a figure of speech @DaBearsFansWife ? "Go fuck yourself".

Holocaust Remembrance is this Monday, by the way.
---------------Quote fail-----
I am by no means making light of the Holocaust. That's fucking stupid. Obviously I meant it as a figure of speech and while it was in poor taste there was no need to tell me go fuck myself.

I think you might want to stop talking right about now.
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Anyone can tell that what I said was ignorant and insensitive. I'll agree. And I am sorry for offending.
However, I am not Ok with being told to fuck myself over this. That escalated too far, too fast.
Obviously I wasn't trying to make light of a horrible situation. Obviously.

YellowBag · April 2014

NellyBluth said:

YellowBag said:

I never learned how to parallel park.

How did you get your license then?

It isn't on the driver's test in Wyoming.

triagain2 · April 2014

My FFFC is that I wrote my husbands entrance essays for medical school, residency, and fellowship.

chaysefaith · April 2014

NellyBluth said:

I didn't realize it wasn't a requirement for every state. I definitely had to parallel park.

I didn't have to parallel park but I did have to successfully back my car around a corner....because that's something I do on a daily basis....

triagain2 · April 2014

Diordra said:

triagain2 said:

My FFFC is that I wrote my husbands entrance essays for medical school, residency, and fellowship.

Like completely wrote them for him or helped?

Like I wrote them and he helped. He would veto things if he didn't agree, but I'm just better at writing.

DaBearsFansWife · April 2014

MrsRexManing said:

DaBearsFansWife said:

MrsRexManing said:

DaBearsFansWife said:

brettanomyces said:

MrsRexManing said:

Here's an OPINION for you. Nazi shouldn't be a word to describe people other than Nazis.

THANK YOU.

Know what is a figure of speech @DaBearsFansWife ? "Go fuck yourself".

Holocaust Remembrance is this Monday, by the way.
---------------Quote fail-----
I am by no means making light of the Holocaust. That's fucking stupid. Obviously I meant it as a figure of speech and while it was in poor taste there was no need to tell me go fuck myself.

I think you might want to stop talking right about now.

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Anyone can tell that what I said was ignorant and insensitive. I'll agree. And I am sorry for offending.
However, I am not Ok with being told to fuck myself over this. That escalated too far, too fast.
Obviously I wasn't trying to make light of a horrible situation. Obviously.

So....you'd like an apology?
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Not at all. Just pointing this out.

melsner · April 2014

I'm late to the party! Seems like it got intense.....road games, uncool. I was in a bad accident 2 years ago, couldn't walk for almost a year. Driving time is not play time.

On another note......I hate my in laws so much, I faked sick on Christmas and stayed home to drink wine and watch TV all day. Poor DH (who isn't a fan either) had to suffer alone so his son could see the grandparents.

chaysefaith · April 2014

Joy2611 said:

SNLT1012 said:

NellyBluth said:

I didn't realize it wasn't a requirement for every state. I definitely had to parallel park.

I didn't have to parallel park but I did have to successfully back my car around a corner....because that's something I do on a daily basis....

I would have failed that test.

I almost did. I backed into someone's front yard. Fortunately I rocked at everything else so I still passed, but barely.

YellowBag · April 2014

BatMacy said:

NellyBluth said:

YellowBag said:

I never learned how to parallel park.

How did you get your license then?

I didn't have to parallel park either. I grew up in a little farm town (pop. 310) and had been driving with my dad since I was about 6 or 7. Our driver's ed class was supposed to be a week or two, I can't remember exactly, but it only lasted 3 days.
It worked out ok, but it kind of scares me. The school was notorious for passing people before the allotted time, and not everyone there had been driving since they were little, or had parents who not only let them drive, but taught them about traffic safety.

My town did not even offer driver's ed. You got to drive with any adult for a year with a learner's permit and then as long as you didn't screw up basic driving for 10 minutes in our one-stoplight town, you passed.

Driving in city traffic was traumatic for years.

chaysefaith · April 2014

What is all this talk about towns offering driver's ed? Is it not a part of everyone's high school curriculum? We did 1 semester of health and 1 semester of driver's ed my sophomore year.

DaBearsFansWife · April 2014

triagain2 said:
My FFFC is that I wrote my husbands entrance essays for medical school, residency, and fellowship.

Isn't this some sort of fraud? Aren't they trying to measure HIS competency level on these things? Idk, something about this seems seriously wrong.

chaysefaith · April 2014

@LauraT25 that's terrifying! We did coursework in school, simulated driving, driving with the driver's ed teacher, and then had a mandatory number of hours we had to drive with our parents as well. Everyone bullshitted their way through the home driving hours, but there was no way around everything else.

YellowBag · April 2014

SNLT1012 said:

What is all this talk about towns offering driver's ed? Is it not a part of everyone's high school curriculum? We did 1 semester of health and 1 semester of driver's ed my sophomore year.

Nope. Not part of my HS curriculum.

lizzyp9112 · April 2014

DaBearsFansWife said:

My FFFC is that I wrote my husbands entrance essays for medical school, residency, and fellowship.
Isn't this some sort of fraud? Aren't they trying to measure HIS competency level on these things? Idk, something about this seems seriously wrong.

I was thinking the same thing... you are completing something that is set up to measure his ability to perform in something for med school. It's one thing for him to write the paper and you to edit it but to flat out do the work for him is not okay...

8411mommy · April 2014

lizabethc said:

DaBearsFansWife said:

My FFFC is that I wrote my husbands entrance essays for medical school, residency, and fellowship.
Isn't this some sort of fraud? Aren't they trying to measure HIS competency level on these things? Idk, something about this seems seriously wrong.

I was thinking the same thing... you are completing something that is set up to measure his ability to perform in something for med school. It's one thing for him to write the paper and you to edit it but to flat out do the work for him is not okay...

This seems wrong, but I'm sure if he isn't capable then they will weed him out. Plus I'm sure if they get suspicious they will just look at his work/ writing skills compared to what was written for his entrance essay and so forth.

I remember my dh asking me to do his english work for college.... NOPE hahahaha

trinitrotoluene · April 2014

Road rage is horrifying. There was an incident with knives and guns not far from where I lived this summer.

I hate people using the word nazi, and do not consider the soup nazi an exception.

My confession: I don't like people doing things for me. I try to be appreciative, but I've been getting slightly irritated by FIL opening all the doors and carrying everything. I like to do those things. It's silly for him to insist on taking 2 trip when I'm fully capable of helping. I also enjoy taking carts to the corrals when parking, and he won't let me do that either. I'm kind of an ungrateful jerk.

DaBearsFansWife · April 2014

8411mommy said:

lizabethc said:

DaBearsFansWife said:

triagain2 said:
My FFFC is that I wrote my husbands entrance essays for medical school, residency, and fellowship.
Isn't this some sort of fraud? Aren't they trying to measure HIS competency level on these things? Idk, something about this seems seriously wrong.

I was thinking the same thing... you are completing something that is set up to measure his ability to perform in something for med school. It's one thing for him to write the paper and you to edit it but to flat out do the work for him is not okay...

This seems wrong, but I'm sure if he isn't capable then they will weed him out. Plus I'm sure if they get suspicious they will just look at his work/ writing skills compared to what was written for his entrance essay and so forth.

I remember my dh asking me to do his english work for college.... NOPE hahahaha

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But they are using these writings to determine if he is qualified. That alone makes it wrong to have someone else do it. They think they are hiring a well spoken, intelligent individual but in reality they aren't. Not only that, but he is stealing this position away from other, more qualified, honest candidates.
I definitely think this is wrong.

pippacricket · April 2014

My FFFC is that I'm glad that my SIL has been a hot mess since her BF of 6 years left her last year. She was nothing but rude to me while I was dating my DH and even after we got married, she was still not very welcoming (not that I expected to be BFF with my SIL but being a mature adult whenever we have to see each other would be nice). So the fact that she's unemployed, living in mommy's apt, and always complaining about having nothing to do because she has no money makes me slightly happy.

brettanomyces · April 2014

DaBearsFansWife said:

DaBearsFansWife said:

DaBearsFansWife said:

MrsRexManing said:

Here's an OPINION for you. Nazi shouldn't be a word to describe people other than Nazis.

THANK YOU.

Know what is a figure of speech @DaBearsFansWife ? "Go fuck yourself".

Holocaust Remembrance is this Monday, by the way.
---------------Quote fail----- I am by no means making light of the Holocaust. That's fucking stupid. Obviously I meant it as a figure of speech and while it was in poor taste there was no need to tell me go fuck myself.

I think you might want to stop talking right about now.
--------------Quote fails for days------ Anyone can tell that what I said was ignorant and insensitive. I'll agree. And I am sorry for offending. However, I am not Ok with being told to fuck myself over this. That escalated too far, too fast. Obviously I wasn't trying to make light of a horrible situation. Obviously.

So....you'd like an apology?
-------------------------- Not at all. Just pointing this out.

I'm glad you're not OK with it. I'm glad you realize that a simple figure of speech can actually be very offensive and hurtful. I know your intention was not to make light of the Holocaust. I hope you understand, though, that desensitizing the word Nazi is not only offensive, it's dangerous.

ngolimento · April 2014

DaBearsFansWife said:

8411mommy said:

lizabethc said:

DaBearsFansWife said:

triagain2 said:
My FFFC is that I wrote my husbands entrance essays for medical school, residency, and fellowship.
Isn't this some sort of fraud? Aren't they trying to measure HIS competency level on these things? Idk, something about this seems seriously wrong.

I was thinking the same thing... you are completing something that is set up to measure his ability to perform in something for med school. It's one thing for him to write the paper and you to edit it but to flat out do the work for him is not okay...

This seems wrong, but I'm sure if he isn't capable then they will weed him out. Plus I'm sure if they get suspicious they will just look at his work/ writing skills compared to what was written for his entrance essay and so forth.

I remember my dh asking me to do his english work for college.... NOPE hahahaha

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But they are using these writings to determine if he is qualified. That alone makes it wrong to have someone else do it. They think they are hiring a well spoken, intelligent individual but in reality they aren't. Not only that, but he is stealing this position away from other, more qualified, honest candidates.
I definitely think this is wrong.

******quote*****

Well hell, another item on my 'reasons I don't blindly trust medical professionals' list.

Imma try real hard not to have nightmares about some dude who can't find the smarts/self discipline to get into medical school coming at me with medical instruments. *shiver*.

DaBearsFansWife · April 2014

NellyBluth said:
How important are entrance essays? I mean, my college entrance essays were not very heavily weighted in the decision on whether to let me in. I'm guessing med school and fellowships are a different story, though.

I think it would depend on what school you went to. I do know that getting in to fellowships, doctorate programs, etc is WAY more competitive and these essays would have absolutely mattered.

jaytee16 · April 2014

triagain2 said:

My FFFC is that I wrote my husbands entrance essays for medical school, residency, and fellowship.

I loathe cheating and I think this is a really shitty thing to do. First, I don't want a doctor that can't even get into med school on their own merit. Second, you're potentially taking away a spot from someone more deserving. Not cool.

lizzyp9112 · April 2014

Peledreamsofrain said:
******quote***** Well hell, another item on my 'reasons I don't blindly trust medical professionals' list. Imma try real hard not to have nightmares about some dude who can't find the smarts/self discipline to get into medical school coming at me with medical instruments. *shiver*.

Yeah, exactly. This is not some essay to get into community college. This is for a fellowship and higher level med school work.

triagain2 · April 2014

It makes me laugh the comments about this because the essays basically ask about your future plans and goals as a doctor. They say nothing about your ability to practice medicine. Also they are not weighted very heavily at all and there are some programs that flat out admit to not reading them. For the record, the ideas were his and I made them sound good.

The funny thing about FFFC is that I haven't seen a single confession NOT get flamed. I vote that we change the name to Plan to Get Fucking Flamed (PGFF). I'm all in.

triagain2 · April 2014

On another note, my husband is an excellent physician.

longcat07 · April 2014

SNLT1012 said:

What is all this talk about towns offering driver's ed? Is it not a part of everyone's high school curriculum? We did 1 semester of health and 1 semester of driver's ed my sophomore year.

we had it in place of our "health" class in sophomore year, but just the written test bit, for which you could get a certificate saying that you passed even if you were underage. it was good for two years i think (because 17 was the driving age in the state where i grew up). you could get your learner's permit at 16 if you did 6 hours of behind-the-wheel training, which my parents didn't want to pay for, so i just got my permit at 17 and my license a month later. a year after that, a new law that effectively changed the driving age to 18 took effect.

and i realize the irony of me weighing in on this discussion, considering how i handled the response to my first FFFC (about slowing down for tailgaters). it IS a seriously dumb thing to do, no matter the situation, and i handled the response to it poorly in an attempt to "remain cool" or something equally dumb and instead just swallowed my foot whole. i like snark, but there's a difference between snark and being and asshole, and i was an asshole who earned every bit of flaming i got. so i sincerely apologize for being a dickish. sorry.

ETA: definitely not going to look at tailgaters the same way after this, because you never know why someone might be following close (in the case of emergencies and/or other dangerous situations), which is something i should have thought of before, but i didn't, so i apologize for that too.

YellowBag · April 2014

triagain2 said:

It makes me laugh the comments about this because the essays basically ask about your future plans and goals as a doctor. They say nothing about your ability to practice medicine. Also they are not weighted very heavily at all and there are some programs that flat out admit to not reading them. For the record, the ideas were his and I made them sound good.
The funny thing about FFFC is that I haven't seen a single confession NOT get flamed. I vote that we change the name to Plan to Get Fucking Flamed (PGFF). I'm all in.

But the essays do say something about the applicant's ability to (1) write, (2) communicate, (3) relate to an audience, etc. I think these all have something to do with their ability to practice medicine. Also, I think ethics are important to practicing medicine.

lizzyp9112 · April 2014

triagain2 said:

It makes me laugh the comments about this because the essays basically ask about your future plans and goals as a doctor. They say nothing about your ability to practice medicine. Also they are not weighted very heavily at all and there are some programs that flat out admit to not reading them. For the record, the ideas were his and I made them sound good.
The funny thing about FFFC is that I haven't seen a single confession NOT get flamed. I vote that we change the name to Plan to Get Fucking Flamed (PGFF). I'm all in.

How are we supposed to know that, though? I'm not a Doctor so I have no idea what it takes to get into med school or any of the fellowships.

lizzyp9112 · April 2014

YellowBag said:

triagain2 said:

It makes me laugh the comments about this because the essays basically ask about your future plans and goals as a doctor. They say nothing about your ability to practice medicine. Also they are not weighted very heavily at all and there are some programs that flat out admit to not reading them. For the record, the ideas were his and I made them sound good.
The funny thing about FFFC is that I haven't seen a single confession NOT get flamed. I vote that we change the name to Plan to Get Fucking Flamed (PGFF). I'm all in.

But the essays do say something about the applicant's ability to (1) write, (2) communicate, (3) relate to an audience, etc. I think these all have something to do with their ability to practice medicine. Also, I think ethics are important to practicing medicine.

I totally agree with @YellowBag - especially about ethics.

triagain2 · April 2014

BatMacy said:

triagain2 said:
The funny thing about FFFC is that I haven't seen a single confession NOT get flamed. I vote that we change the name to Plan to Get Fucking Flamed (PGFF). I'm all in.

You're new here, aren't you?
Nope, 3rd baby, been here every time. Well aware that I would get flamed. Flame away.

ngolimento · April 2014

Hrm, my bad, I just assumed part of being an 'excellent physician' was having good ethics.

Or maybe cutting corners, lying, and cheating is part of good ethics nowadays? Either way, taking the time to remove sponges is lame, that's what insurance is for. Amiright?

DaBearsFansWife · April 2014

YellowBag said:

triagain2 said:

It makes me laugh the comments about this because the essays basically ask about your future plans and goals as a doctor. They say nothing about your ability to practice medicine. Also they are not weighted very heavily at all and there are some programs that flat out admit to not reading them. For the record, the ideas were his and I made them sound good.
The funny thing about FFFC is that I haven't seen a single confession NOT get flamed. I vote that we change the name to Plan to Get Fucking Flamed (PGFF). I'm all in.

But the essays do say something about the applicant's ability to (1) write, (2) communicate, (3) relate to an audience, etc. I think these all have something to do with their ability to practice medicine. Also, I think ethics are important to practicing medicine.

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This. Fucking ethics dude.

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